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January 16, 2013 by Kraig in Storycraft, The Freelance Files with 0 responses

Pen and Ink & the Art of War, part 2

“… When on surrounded ground, plot, when on deadly ground, fight.” Sun Tzu The battle of freelance is never ending, and preparedness is the strongest defense. I don’t encourage paranoia, but I do believe in vigilance. Maybe this makes me sound defensive, or militant, but to successfully navigate your freelance relationships, it is crucial that [...]

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October 24, 2012 by Kraig in Creating your way, Storycraft with 2 responses

How to Make Money from Art – Part 1

You want to make money from your art, but where do you start? Part 1: “Change your thinking” There is no one way to do this thing we seek to do. To profit, to even survive from one’s creativity is a cherished dream that, for many, remains a mysterious fantasy. I write from the perspective [...]

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October 14, 2012 by Kraig in Creating your way, Storycraft with 0 responses

Pen and Ink & the Art of War

Establish a beachhead! Despite my desire to live peacefully, I will level with you: Freelance is War. Gain ground and defend your territory, or you’re dead. It is a war that seemingly, must be. It is a war to gain understanding and respect. I would like to say it is the client who must learn [...]

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October 2, 2012 by Kraig in Creating your way, Storycraft with 0 responses

TIme is my Frenemy 3

Freelance. The gift that keeps on giving, as long as you can hustle like your life depends on it. Because it does. The money never comes in fast enough. You have to hound your clients to pay. They have to hound you for art. You have to juggle to keep them all happy at once, [...]

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September 26, 2012 by Kraig in Creating your way, Storycraft with 0 responses

Time is my Frenemy 2

So you want to work Freelance… Finding a compromise with clients can be impossible when your schedules simply don’t match up. I am in the midst of that now. 3 clients: one motivated but understanding; a second, equally motivated and trying to be understanding; and a third… oh, that third client. There is that old [...]

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September 23, 2012 by Kraig in Creating your way, Storycraft with 0 responses

Time is my Frenemy

Deadlines strangle my heart, and needy clients drive me up the wall. What do you do when you only want to draw, but can’t find it in your selfish artist’s soul to draw something for someone else? Well, it’s a relationship, what you have with the client. Relationships require compromise- the occasional bend, so as [...]

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September 22, 2012 by Kraig in Storycraft with 0 responses

Storycraft

Welcome to the new Monkeygong.com! On the Storycraft page, you will find a blog-roll that caters to storytellers and creative types in general. With the aim of starting a conversation and working through challenging experiences out in the open, I will be writing a few different types of posts, including questions for readers, riffs on [...]

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